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The Oxford Handbook of Swiss Politics Patrick Emmenegger (Professor of Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy, Professor of Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy, University of St GallenProfessor of Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy, University of St Gallen)

The Oxford Handbook of Swiss Politics By Patrick Emmenegger (Professor of Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy, Professor of Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy, University of St GallenProfessor of Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy, University of St Gallen)

Summary

This volume provides a comprehensive account of the many different facets of the Swiss political system and of the major developments in modern Swiss politics. The chapters offer analyses relevant not only to political science but also to international relations, European studies, history, sociology, law, and economics.

The Oxford Handbook of Swiss Politics Summary

The Oxford Handbook of Swiss Politics by Patrick Emmenegger (Professor of Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy, Professor of Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy, University of St GallenProfessor of Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy, University of St Gallen)

This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the many different facets of the Swiss political system and of the major developments in modern Swiss politics. It brings together a diverse set of more than 50 leading experts in their respective areas, who explore Switzerland's distinctive and sometimes intriguing politics at all levels and across multiple themes. In placing the topics in an international and comparative context and in conversation with the broader scholarly literature, the contributors provide a much-needed counterpoint to the rather idealized and sometimes outdated perception of Swiss politics. The work is divided into thematic sections that represent the inherent diversity of the Swiss political sphere: following a detailed introduction from the editors, the parts of the volume explore foundations, institutions, cantons and municipalities, actors, elections and votes, decision-making processes, and public policies, with a three-chapter epilogue. Throughout, The Oxford Handbook of Swiss Politics presents new arguments, insights, and data, and offers analyses relevant not only to political science but also to international relations, European studies, history, sociology, law, and economics.

The Oxford Handbook of Swiss Politics Reviews

This Handbook succeeds in offering an accessible introduction to the Swiss political system while also drawing on the latest research and thus offers an excellent stepping stone in that direction. * Paolo Dardanelli, Swiss Political Science Review *

About Patrick Emmenegger (Professor of Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy, Professor of Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy, University of St GallenProfessor of Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy, University of St Gallen)

Patrick Emmenegger is Professor of Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy at the University of St. Gallen. His research focuses on the political economy of welfare and skills, labour market regulation, industrial relations, democratization, state building, the politics of taxation, and institutional theory. Flavia Fossati is Assistant Professor for Inequality and Integration Studies at the University of Lausanne and at the Swiss Centre of Expertise in Life Course Research (CIR-LIVES). Her research interests include social and immigration policies, deservingness and welfare state chauvinism, and survey experiments. Silja Hausermann is Professor of Political Science at the University of Zurich. She studies welfare state politics and party system change in advanced capitalist democracies. She directs the ERC-project 'welfarepriorities' and is the co-director of the UZH University Research Priority Programme 'Equality of Opportunity'. Yannis Papadopoulos is Professor of Swiss Politics and Public Policy at the Institute of Political Studies, University of Lausanne and a member of the Laboratory for Analysis and Public Policy. His research concentrates on recent developments in Swiss policy-making and on the broader implications of governance transformations for accountability and democracy. Pascal Sciarini is Professor of Swiss and Comparative politics and Dean of the School of Social Sciences at the University of Geneva. His main research topics are decision-making processes, direct democracy, Europeanization, and electoral behaviour. Adrian Vatter is Full Professor of Political Science (Swiss Politics) at the Institute of Political Science, University of Bern. His research explores Swiss politics, federalism, direct democracy, consensus democracy, sub-national politics, and comparative public policy.

Table of Contents

1: Patrick Emmenegger, Flavia Fossati, Silja Hausermann, Yannis Papadopoulos, Pascal Sciarini, and Adrian Vatter: Introduction Part I. Foundations 2: Wolf Linder and Sean Mueller: Switzerland: A Paradigmatic Case of Political Integration 3: Irene Herrmann: The Historical and Institutional Formation of Swiss Political Culture 4: Markus Freitag and Alina Zumbrunn: The Political Culture of Switzerland in Comparative Perspective 5: Daniel Oesch: The Structural Shifts in Switzerland's Economy and Society, 2000-2020 6: Thomas Bernauer and Stefanie Walter: Switzerland's Position in Europe and the World 7: Delia Zollinger and Denise Traber: The Ideological Space in Swiss Politics: Voters, Parties, and Realignment Part II. Institutions 8: Adrian Vatter: Federalism 9: Isabelle Stadelmann-Steffen and Lucas Leemann: Direct Democracy 10: Stefanie Bailer and Sarah Butikofer: Swiss Parliament 11: Yannis Papadopoulos and Fritz Sager: The Federal Government 12: Martina Flick Witzig, Christine Rothmayr Allison, and Frederic Varone: The Judicial System Part III. Cantons and Municipalities 13: Adrian Vatter: Cantons 14: Andreas Ladner and Nicolas Keuffer: Swiss Municipalities 15: Daniel Kubler: Metropolitan Areas Part IV. Actors 16: Frederic Varone and David Giauque: Federal Administration 17: Andreas Ladner, Daniel Schwarz, and Jan Fivaz: Political Parties and Party Systems in Switzerland 18: Andre Mach and Steven Eichenberger: Interest Groups 19: Marco Giugni: Social Movements 20: Regula Hanggli and Alexandra Feddersen: Media and Political Communication Part V. Elections and Votes 21: Georg Lutz and Anke Tresch: National Elections 22: Pascal Sciarini and Anke Tresch: Direct Democratic Votes 23: Fabrizio Gilardi and Alexander H. Trechsel: Digital Democracy Part VI. Decision-Making Processes 24: Pascal Sciarini: Decision-Making Process 25: Andreas Balthasar: The Implementation and Evaluation of Public Policies Part VII. Public Policies 26: Laurent Goetschel: Foreign Policy 27: Fabio Wasserfallen: Switzerland and the European Union 28: Andreas Wenger: Swiss Security Policy and Politics 29: Patrick Emmenegger: Economic Policy 30: Roy Gava: Banking and the Swiss Financial Centre 31: Fritz Sager and David Kaufmann: Infrastructure Policy: Transport and Energy 32: Anja Giudici and Patrick Emmenegger: Education Policy 33: Lukas Baschung and Jean-Philippe Leresche: Research, Technology, and Innovation Policies 34: Karin Ingold and Stephane Nahrath: Environmental and Spatial Planning Policy 35: Sandra Lavenex: Migration Policy 36: Anita Manatschal: Integration Policy 37: Giuliano Bonoli and Flavia Fossati: Social Policy 38: Philipp Trein, Christian Ruefli, and Adrian Vatter: Health Policy 39: Silja Hausermann and Reto Burgisser: Family Policy 40: Isabelle Engeli: Gender and Equality+ Policy Part VIII. Epilogue 41: Rahel Freiburghaus and Sean Mueller: Switzerland quo vadis? Current Challenges and Potential Solutions for Swiss Politics 42: Herbert Obinger: An Outside Perspective on Swiss Politics: How Successful is Switzerland's Political System? 43: Daniel Bochsler: Chocolate Democracy

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The Oxford Handbook of Swiss Politics by Patrick Emmenegger (Professor of Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy, Professor of Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy, University of St GallenProfessor of Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy, University of St Gallen)
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2023-12-14
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